Dokong Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dokong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dokong (28) may also be a first name.

Dokong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dokong Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dokong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Dokong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Dokong reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dokong is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

The last name Dokong is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Dokong is most common in: Plateau, where 83 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doukong923/
Dokoung921/
Dokkong921/
Dokhong921/
Doekong921/
Dokkhong864/
Dougkong861/
Doukuong861/
Doukoung861/
Dokongue861/
Docong83168/
Dakong8399/
Dukong8334/
Dokang8334/
Dekong833/
Dakoeng7762/
Degkong7730/
Deekong7715/
Dakhong778/
Dhekong773/
Doukang772/
Dukkong772/
Docoing771/
Datkong771/
Doskang771/
Dhokang771/
Dukkhong715/
Dutkhong714/
Dachkong712/
Dakang67265/
Dukang67138/
Dacong67107/
Dakung6789/
Dekang6769/
Dukung6732/
Docang6712/
Decong675/
Ducong672/
Dookhoosingh671/
Dachkhong671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dokong
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